# Mr. Rick White (Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Canola Growers Association) at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee | openparliament.ca

> Rick White, CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, told a House of Commons committee that Canada harvested a record 21.3 million tonnes of canola in 2017-18. He spoke about the country's grain transportation backlog and the reliance of canola exporters on rail.

- Date: 2018-03-19 · published 2018-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65971-mr-rick-white-chief-executive-officer-canadian-canola-growers-association-at
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Rail bottlenecks can delay canola shipments to export markets, widening Canadian basis and limiting export competitiveness, while a record crop adds supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- openparliament.ca: https://openparliament.ca/committees/agriculture/42-1/91/rick-white-1/only/

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